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Lagavulin 16 Year Old — illustrated landscape of Islay
55°46′N 6°12′W · Islay
Lagavulin Distillery

Lagavulin 16 Year Old

Dense, dark and elegantly smoky — the connoisseur’s Islay.

ABV
43.0%
Age
16 yr
Price
$110 $$$
Rating
4.9 / 5
  • RegionIslay, Scotland
  • CaskSherry (Oloroso) oak
  • FamilyScotch Whisky

Flavour wheel

Smoke: 9/10 Smoke 9 Fruit: 5/10 Fruit 5 Spice: 4/10 Spice 4 Sweet: 6/10 Sweet 6 Floral: 2/10 Floral 2 Oak: 7/10 Oak 7

THE STORY

Slow, long distillation in unusually small stills gives Lagavulin its rich, oily body. Sixteen years rounds the peat into something closer to a fireside than a bonfire.

Nose

Rich peat smoke, dried fruit, sherried walnut, smoked tea.

Palate

Full, silky, sweet-then-savoury, iodine, dark chocolate.

Finish

Endless; smoke, salt, and a dry, mocha finish.

Aging process

Sixteen years in refill American oak with sherry influence, deep in Lagavulin’s coastal warehouses on Islay.

Terroir & region

Lagavulin Bay, south coast Islay. Heavy peat, a long fermentation and slow distilling define the house style.

Member tasting notes · 1

WHAT MEMBERS FOUND

Nose10.0
Palate9.0
Finish10.0
Ilya VoroninConnoisseur · Edinburgh · OCT 2026
4.9/5

Dark, slow, magnificent

Smoked tea, dried fruit, and a finish that keeps going while I wash up.

Nose 10Palate 9Finish 10

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